Label – Kent (2019) Catalogue # KENT516 Format - LP Vinyl Condition – New & Sealed - Release Information - UK black music collectors have revered the output of the Modern and Kent labels from Los Angeles since the early days of B.B. King, Ike & Tina Turner, and the Ikettes. Much of the soul was crossed with R&B – witness the likes of Z.Z. Hill, Vernon Garrett and Johnny Copeland. Garrett’s ‘Shine It On’ has become much in-demand in recent years along with Z.Z. Hill’s cover of ‘Make Me Yours’ which was a UK-only 45 in the 60s. Larry Davis’ name was largely unknown until his ‘I’ve Been Hurt So Many Times’ got Northern Soul plays in the 80s and onwards. Mel Williams’ storming ‘Can It Be Me’ is also on the tough side – it has been a dancefloor-filler since its “discovery” in the early 70s; like Jimmy Bee’s manic ‘Wanting You’ it is taken from recently found master tapes for even better clarity. LOS ANGELES MODERN & KENT NORTHERN SOUL New & Sealed LP Vinyl (Kent) 60s Soul LOS ANGELES MODERN & KENT NORTHERN SOUL New & Sealed LP Vinyl (Kent) 60s Soul Description

 

Los Angeles Modern & Kent Northern Soul 
- Various Artists 

 

Track Listing

Side One
1.    Can It Be Me - Mel Williams 
2.    I’ve Been Hurt So Many Times - Larry Davis 
3.    Love Is Gonna Get You - Peggy Woods 
4.    Lay This Burden Down - Arthur Wright & His Orchestra 
5.    Get To Steppin’ - Jackie Day  
6.    Three Lonely Guys - Brilliant Korners 
7.    This Man Wants You - Wally Cox 

Side Two
1.    Wanting You - Jimmy Bee 
2.    Baby Without You - Gene & Gary 
3.    Shine It On - Vernon Garrett 
4.    No Puppy Love - Johnny Copeland 
5.    Nobody But Me - The Other Brothers 
6.    Hey Stoney Face -  Mary Love 
7.    Make Me Yours -  Z.Z. Hill   

 Release Information

 

UK black music collectors have revered the output of the Modern and Kent labels from Los Angeles since the early days of B.B. King, Ike & Tina Turner, and the Ikettes. Much of the soul was crossed with R&B – witness the likes of Z.Z. Hill, Vernon Garrett and Johnny Copeland. Garrett’s ‘Shine It On’ has become much in-demand in recent years along with Z.Z. Hill’s cover of ‘Make Me Yours’ which was a UK-only 45 in the 60s. Larry Davis’ name was largely unknown until his ‘I’ve Been Hurt So Many Times’ got Northern Soul plays in the 80s and onwards. 

Mel Williams’ storming ‘Can It Be Me’ is also on the tough side – it has been a dancefloor-filler since its “discovery” in the early 70s; like Jimmy Bee’s manic ‘Wanting You’ it is taken from recently found master tapes for even better clarity. 

Access to the tapes revealed male duo Gene & Gary’s version of the classic Danny Monday dancer ‘Baby Without You’ and ‘Get To Steppin’’, a Jackie Day track recorded in a very similar vein to ‘Naughty Boy’, her Phelectron rarity. Johnny Copeland made a great version of ‘No Puppy Love’ as released by Jackie Paine on Jetstream, while the totally unknown Peggy Woods contributed a classic soul-girl stomper on ‘Love Is Gonna Get You’. The originally unreleased version of Wally Cox’s ‘This Man’ was recorded before his 1970 Wand release, although that actually sounds earlier.

Group soul comes from the Brilliant Korners’ rare and collectable final Modern release ‘Three Lonely Guys’, while Texas’ Other Brothers left ‘Nobody But Me’, their best recording, on the tape shelf – it has grown continuously in popularity since its 1995 debut. There’s a Mary Love classic and a great Arthur Wright instrumental version of her ‘Lay This Burden Down’ to round off a compelling compilation.

A vinyl-only release compiled and annotated by Ady Croasdell.

 
Label – Kent (2019)
Catalogue # KENT516
Format - LP Vinyl
Condition – New & Sealed 

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